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>> up on stage first lady michelle obama, too. aretha franklin performed. ♪ joy to the world ♪ the lord has come >> mrs. obama and the muppets. >> you ready? >> yes. >> are you all ready? >> reading the night before christmas. and mariah carey there, too. ♪ all i want for christmas is you ♪ >> a tradition, the first national christmas tree lit by calvin coolidge in 1923. the first president to flip the switch, black and white there, but trust us, 2500 red, white and green bulbs. this tree lit in 1940 by fdr. the washington monument right there behind it. and it was 50 years ago after the death of president kennedy, the lighting ceremony postponed until late december. president lbj saying today we come to the end of a season of great national sorrow and beginning of the season of great eternal joy. and like so many americans in 2007, the first christmas tree in led lights to make it more energy efficient. and this year, the most energy coming from those little dancers, one of them president obama tried to keep up with. gian
>> up on stage first lady michelle obama, too. aretha franklin performed. ♪ joy to the world ♪ the lord has come >> mrs. obama and the muppets. >> you ready? >> yes. >> are you all ready? >> reading the night before christmas. and mariah carey there, too. ♪ all i want for christmas is you ♪ >> a tradition, the first national christmas tree lit by calvin coolidge in 1923. the first president to flip the switch, black and white there, but trust...
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. >>> and tonight we've learned that president obama and first lady michelle obama will be in south africa on tuesday to pay their final respects to nelson mandela. they plan to attend a memorial in johannesburg at a stadium. the president will travel with former president george w. bush and laura on air force one. bill clinton and jimmy carter also plan to attend. the mandela family released their first statement since he passed away saying they've lost a great man. a son of the soil. here in d.c., a growing tribute outside the south african embassy in northwest. a steady stream of people have been coming since the news broke. one local d.c. resident said she was inspired by the former south african president and felt compelled to visit his statue. >> he was willing to give his life to what he believed in. he moved me. i had to be here. >> a memorial for mandela is being planned at the washington national cathedral on wednesday. >>> news 4 will have complete coverage as the world pays tribute to nelson mandela our. our own jim vance will also be in south africa next week. >>> an 85-year-o
. >>> and tonight we've learned that president obama and first lady michelle obama will be in south africa on tuesday to pay their final respects to nelson mandela. they plan to attend a memorial in johannesburg at a stadium. the president will travel with former president george w. bush and laura on air force one. bill clinton and jimmy carter also plan to attend. the mandela family released their first statement since he passed away saying they've lost a great man. a son of the soil....
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>> okay, michelle kosinski. thank you. >>> the program that one member of congress called this morning the jetsons come to life. so what is that, that resembles a cartoon? >>> and the cast of "anchorman 2" join up with one direction. they sing one of the most maligned, perhaps unfairly songs of the '70s on "saturday night live." [ coughs, sneezes ] i have a big meeting when we land, but i am so stuffed up, i can't rest. [ male announcer ] nyquil cold and flu liquid gels don't unstuff your nose. they don't? alka seltzer plus night fights your worst cold symptoms, plus has a decongestant. [ inhales deeply ] oh. what a relief it is. [ coughs ] ♪ [ male announcer ] you can't let a cold keep you up tonight. vicks nyquil -- powerful nighttime 6-symptom cold & flu relief. ♪ where does the united states get most of its energy? is it africa? the middle east? canada? or the u.s.? the answer is... the u.s. ♪ most of america's energy comes from right here at home. take the energy quiz. energy lives here. >>> it is in
>> okay, michelle kosinski. thank you. >>> the program that one member of congress called this morning the jetsons come to life. so what is that, that resembles a cartoon? >>> and the cast of "anchorman 2" join up with one direction. they sing one of the most maligned, perhaps unfairly songs of the '70s on "saturday night live." [ coughs, sneezes ] i have a big meeting when we land, but i am so stuffed up, i can't rest. [ male announcer ] nyquil cold...
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. >> michelle turner, our entertainment correspondent is excited. she loves auburn. >> good for her. congratulations to her. good morning to all of you. i hope the morning has been treating you well. >> 6:00 is the early hour on the east coast, 3:00 out west. new day sunday. >> let me tell you something, if you're one of those winter wonderland people, days your day. >> yeah. the if the mere thought of ice and snow makes you shiver and you're pretty clumsy like me, stay inside. a fierce storm is going to spread ice and storm from northern kentucky to washington, d.c. today. before the day is over, new york, philly, boston, all expected to get slammed. the storm hit the dallas area hard saturday. you remember pictures like this. miles of drivers just stuck on i-35. some of them were there up to 10 hours. the storm led to hundreds of canceled flights and thousands lost power. >> a man skidded into a lake and rescue workers couldn't reach him fast enough. he had died by the time they pulled him out of the water. as much as seven deaths. dallas and smu
. >> michelle turner, our entertainment correspondent is excited. she loves auburn. >> good for her. congratulations to her. good morning to all of you. i hope the morning has been treating you well. >> 6:00 is the early hour on the east coast, 3:00 out west. new day sunday. >> let me tell you something, if you're one of those winter wonderland people, days your day. >> yeah. the if the mere thought of ice and snow makes you shiver and you're pretty clumsy like me,...
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nbc's michelle kosinski is just to our east in johannesburg. michelle, good morning. >> reporter: lester, you can imagine in churches around the world today mandela might be mentioned. here people were basically encouraged to do their own thing, reflect on the message of this champion of freedom. people in enormous numbers actually felt better gathering together including members of mandela's family. ♪ >> it had the feeling of a sunday revival. here a few hundred gathered in the tent at mandela's offices, anything but quietly reflective, full of joy. >> whenever there's death, we don't all crying, we need to celebrate his life. >> reporter: soweto gospel choir that performed for mandela so many times in his life, felt his loss. >> he will come and say how much he loves us. >> reporter: there were many services to day. winnie mandela and the south african president attended. ahmed cath rata is one of mandela's closest friends and advisors, spent decades in prison together, knew each other for more than 60 years. last time they met, he held his
nbc's michelle kosinski is just to our east in johannesburg. michelle, good morning. >> reporter: lester, you can imagine in churches around the world today mandela might be mentioned. here people were basically encouraged to do their own thing, reflect on the message of this champion of freedom. people in enormous numbers actually felt better gathering together including members of mandela's family. ♪ >> it had the feeling of a sunday revival. here a few hundred gathered in the...